Only slight chance of freezing rain tonight

Published: Monday, February 25, 2013 at 05:49 PM.

Inclement weather headed toward Alamance County late Monday shouldn’t result in much in the way of frozen precipitation.

It will likely be all rain.

Katie Roussy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Raleigh, said while some parts of the state might get precipitation of the frozen variety, the Piedmont isn’t likely to be included. Anything frozen, she said, will probably fall in the mountains or foothills.

Roussy said the only way Alamance and surrounding counties might get sleet or freezing rain is if the precipitation arrives earlier than anticipated. She said precipitation is expected to begin falling after midnight. An earlier arrival, Roussy said, leaves open a possibility of sleet or freezing rain.

“Even then, it should quickly change over to all rain,” she said.

Roussy said a “fairly significant” amount of rain is expected to fall Tuesday. She said about an inch of rain is in the forecast.

Inclement weather headed toward Alamance County late Monday shouldn’t result in much in the way of frozen precipitation.

It will likely be all rain.

Katie Roussy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Raleigh, said while some parts of the state might get precipitation of the frozen variety, the Piedmont isn’t likely to be included. Anything frozen, she said, will probably fall in the mountains or foothills.

Roussy said the only way Alamance and surrounding counties might get sleet or freezing rain is if the precipitation arrives earlier than anticipated. She said precipitation is expected to begin falling after midnight. An earlier arrival, Roussy said, leaves open a possibility of sleet or freezing rain.

“Even then, it should quickly change over to all rain,” she said.

Roussy said a “fairly significant” amount of rain is expected to fall Tuesday. She said about an inch of rain is in the forecast.

Conditions will improve by Wednesday, with partly sunny conditions and a high approaching 60 on tap.

According to the National Weather Service, it’s been wetter than usual this year, with precipitation totals running more than two inches above average.